AAAHHHH! I won an award!

I won an award! I won an Accolade of Excellence in the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International 8x10 print competition for 2007! "Ain't Love a Kick?" is the winning photo! This photo was taken at Ryan & Amy Stillwaters wedding. (thanks for being such great subjects guys!) Floral credit goes to Tulip Floral Studio, and make-up credit goes to Elisha Reynoso.



Here is the press release they sent to me:

Tiffany Aicklen Wins Accolade of Excellence in the 2007 8x10 Print Competition
Tiffany Aicklen of Visalia, CA, has received special honors in the
WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL 2007 8x10 Second Half Print Competition.
Designed to recognize outstanding professional photographers,
the event was held in Santa Monica, CA on November 7-8, 2007.

"Ain't Love a Kick?" received an Accolade of Excellence in the Bride or Groom Alone category.

Aicklen competed against photographers from all over the world to win such honors.

The WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL 8x10 Print Competitions are advancing the art of professional photography. The International Prints of the Year awards are presented each year at the largest trade show, educational platform and convention in the U.S. for professional photographers. The 2007 8x10 print competitions included 2,700 print entries in 20 different categories by photographers from all over the world.


I am pretty excited and just wanted to share my joy with all of you! Have a wonderful Christmas!

playdate

I got a 35mm little fisheye point and shoot and we played with it the other day at the park. Fun, fun, fun.

Christmas Cards

Here is a little snapshot of what I've been up to for the last couple months . . .

Avery turns 2

This week we celebrated Avery turning 2, she is growing so fast! Here are some photos . . .



Grandpa, GGma, and GGpa




Cute little Roamie


We cleared out the studio for a little concert, Trav and Matt got dressed up and we had a rock concert with fresh versions of Row Your Boat and Itsy Bitsy Spider. It was so fun! Equipped with blow up guitars, sunglasses and take home compilations.


Travis lookin fine


Avery didn't really need a mike:)


Everybody get your hands up


Happy Birthday dear Avery . . .


Isaac here, super excited about his new cd!







Bathtime!

Another Ad . . .

. . . and then I promise a real photo blog! It's crazy holiday season, but I have some awesome shoots to blog about and some other stuff, so check back soon.

The Blair's are expecting a little baby girl next month, these were some picks from their maternity session!